Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 20 – Video Killed the Staff Training Star

A podcast about video making? Why not? Join the Cyberpunk Librarian for a look out how to make training videos for your staff and public! Discover the tools and design that’ll make a memorable video, not something that desperately needs an MST3K treatment!

Links

Software

• Camstudio – Free screencasting software for Windows.
• RecordMyDesktop – Free and open source screencasting for Linux
• Some information about Kazam and its latest updates. Kazam is another screen casting solution for Linux
• Kazam on LaunchPad – Check out your repo too. Chances are, it’s in there.
• An Ask Ubuntu discussion on Linux screencasting. Some good ideas here, chummers.
• Cheese – Sort of the de facto Linux webcam software for Linux.
• Windows Movie Maker – Free video editing and capture for Windows.
• Avidemux – Cross platform, open source video editing.
• OpenShot – Open source video editing for Linux.
• Corel VideoStudio Pro – Fantastic video editing for those on a budget.
• Camtasia Studio – Professional level screencasting software for Windows and OS X.
• Final Cut Pro X – Professional grade video editing for OS X.
• Adobe Premiere – Professional grade video editing for Windows and OS X.
• Sony Vegas – High end video editing for Windows. Lots of YouTube content creators use this.
• CyberLink Power Director – I’ve never used this but, wow, it’s getting some pretty high ratings. Worth checking out! For Windows.
• Audacity – Free and open source audio editing.

Hardware

Logitech C510 – This is the webcam I use. Simple, easy, does the job well. Shoots in 720p HD.

Logitech C615 – This is the 1080p HD version of the above webcam. As I write this, it’s on sale and is actually cheaper than the one above. And it’s the better camera! Go fig.

Videos

The Other Side of the Browser: Multimedia Devices – An explanatory, vlog like video I did for the staff about Roku, Apple TV, and so on.

What’s New in Polaris v4.1R2 – Part of a series of videos I did about our ILS upgrade.

You Suck at Photoshop – Darkly hilarious tutorials about learning Photoshop techniques.

Tara Arts Movie – Fun and funny tutorials on After Effects, Premiere, and video making in general.

Xia Taptara – Digital painting tutorials with an amazing artist.

 Music

Fairy Tale by Starman65

Daydreaming by Starman65

Bellydance at Ebisu by Ryo Miyashita